Chapter 515 Countdown Resurgence <TOC> Chapter 517 The Terrifying Hilary
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This time, on their way to the Tulip Palace, Angel didn’t have everyone swim over, but instead gestured for them to float to the surface.
Once out of the water, Angel took out the Gondola.
After everyone boarded, Angel immediately activated the power source, and after raising a huge wave, they rode the wind.
Coral, boarding the Gondola for the first time, was extremely amazed by its appearance but due to the giant sword called “Countdown” hanging above her head, she didn’t have the mood to focus on anything else. She constantly rubbed her palms, looking overwhelmed.
Although the Gondola was much faster than their swimming speed, it was still slower than Angel’s speed when his soul left his body. Cherie initially thought that Angel would carry them by flying with his soul out of his body, but it turned out to be riding the Gondola.
“Will we have enough time like this?” Cherie hesitated when she mentioned ‘time’. She originally wanted to say “time is definitely not enough,” but seeing Coral’s worried expression, she didn’t want to upset her further and changed her statement.
Coral also looked over and hesitated: “Angel, can we really make it in time?”
“Don’t worry, there will be a way,” Angel reassured them to stay calm. He didn’t have any certainty in his heart either, because although there was a teleportation array under the Tulip Palace, the teleportation destinations were the other seven palaces. Although these seven palaces were located far apart, no one knew which one was closer to their final destination.
Angel took the teleportation map he saw in the Tulip Palace and estimated the distances and directions of the seven palaces based on the scale and marked points.
Then, he calculated the distance to the final Land of Demise based on the angle of the Sword of Mer, their traveling speed, and approximate distance traveled.
In the end, Angel came up with an estimated value: 32,000 miles.
After obtaining this distance estimation, Angel referred back to the teleportation map.
Since there were some variables in the middle, Angel finally came to two conclusions: Summer Palace and Crystal Palace.
He was still unsure about which one to teleport to. If the 32,000 miles were a straight line distance, then teleporting to the Crystal Palace would be best.
Teleporting to the Crystal Palace, they would only have to travel a few hundred miles back to reach the endpoint.
Teleporting to the Summer Palace would require them to travel nearly 1,500 miles forward.
However, these assumptions were based on straight-line distances, and if variables were considered, the outcome would be unknown.
“Look, flying fish!” As Angel calculated, Coral suddenly pointed to the sky ahead and exclaimed.
Angel glanced at the sky, which was densely filled with nearly a thousand ice-cloud-like clean flying fish. They were wrapped in a cold aura and rushed towards the Gondola.
Just as Angel was about to take action, Cherie stopped him: “Leave it to me; you keep steering.”
Cherie had been feeling depressed since boarding the ship, probably because she hadn’t killed Jiebo and was facing a countdown, filled with a strong unwillingness in her heart.
Angel looked at her deeply and nodded: “Alright.”
Cherie took out the lamp, and when the flying fish attacked, endless dark purple flames emerged, instantly surrounding the flying fish.
The chilling aura from the flames made everyone on the ship feel a palpitation.
As the Gondola burst through the swarm of flying fish, a series of explosions sounded from behind. Angel looked back and found that all the flying fish had exploded into pieces of flesh, scattering from the sky and falling into the sea.
Such a violent method, Cherie used it on a group of seemingly weak flying fish, obviously venting her emotions.
In less than twenty minutes, they arrived above the Tulip Palace.
“Hilary, can you still sense Nausica’s location?” Angel turned his head to look at Hilary.
Hilary closed her eyes and felt it: “I can sense it; Nausica is right below us.”
Angel breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Nausica was here, that would be good.
Angel put away the Gondola and signaled everyone to dive. Although Coral and Cherie were a bit skeptical about whether they could reach the Altar in the Land of Demise within three hours, they had no choice but to trust Angel and follow his instructions.
As they dived, they quickly arrived at the area where aquatic plants were growing, and they could already see the Tulip Palace.
Before entering the Tulip Palace, Angel saw several energy attacks at the entrance.
“Is there a fight?” Angel’s expression changed, and then he rushed out first.
When they arrived above the Tulip Palace, they saw Nausica fighting with a frogskin monster and two Ger race members. Although she was injured, she still seemed to have the situation under control and was not in great danger. She could even use the spiral magic patterns on her arm to continuously cause damage to her opponents.
The frogskin monster and the two Ger race members had reached the peak of second-level apprentices in terms of strength. Nausica, a first-level apprentice, had reached this point, showing her natural sensitivity to battle.
It should be noted that when Angel first encountered the Ger race, he almost fell for their tricks.
“Nausica!” Coral called out in surprise.
Nausica looked up, seeing everyone, her face full of surprise. However, during this brief moment of astonishment, she almost got caught by the Ger race. Fortunately, Cherie reacted quickly, casting a spell of dark fire that froze the Ger race member into a block of ice.
The remaining two members of the Ger race were killed by Hilary’s water missiles.
“Thank you,” Nausica said to Cherie after everyone landed. She knew the others but had never met Cherie before.
Cherie nodded without saying anything.
“Angel, I didn’t expect to see you here,” Nausica laughed.
“Angel came here specifically to find you,” Coral added. “He went out of his way to rescue Hilary just to find you. I didn’t know you two were so close.”
Nausica was stunned for a moment, then smiled at Angel. Just as she was about to say “thank you,” Angel interrupted her: “No need to thank me. There’s no need for formalities between us. Let’s talk more after we reach the Altar of Demise. Follow me.”
With no time to waste on pleasantries, Angel led everyone into the Tulip Palace.
Angel remembered that there was a secret chamber beneath the central hall. He walked over, surprisingly unable to sense the energy fluctuations below, indicating the depth of the chamber’s concealment.
He signaled Coral to come over and directed her to command Gank to dig a tunnel to the secret chamber.
While Gank was digging, Angel explained: “There’s a secret chamber below with a teleportation formation…”
“…I’m not sure which one is closer, whether it’s the teleportation to the Summer Palace or the Crystal Palace, so we may need to make a careful decision.” Angel shared everything he knew: “Do you have any suggestions?”
“A teleportation formation?!” Coral’s face lit up with a smile, her despair instantly fading. If there was a teleportation formation, they might be able to make it in time!
After hearing Angel’s words, Cherie’s expression also relaxed, and she began to seriously consider Angel’s question: “Regardless of the variables, we can’t predict them. I suggest we don’t consider the variables and head for the Crystal Palace, as it’s closer in terms of distance.”
Angel pondered: “I’m actually leaning towards the Crystal Palace as well.”
There were certainly variables, but Angel could only hope that they wouldn’t significantly affect the overall situation.
Coral and Hilary also agreed to teleport to the Crystal Palace. Nausica remained silent, leaving the choice to Angel.
At this moment, Cherie suddenly thought of something: “I only froze the Ger race member outside, but I can sense it’s still alive. I can try to interrogate it and find out which location is closer.”
Angel clapped his hands: “That’s a good idea! I can use the Multidimensional Illusion to assist you, making sure it won’t dare to lie!”
In the various branches of illusion spells, mental illusions are best suited for torture, as they manipulate the inner self, emotions, and desires. Although Angel had only learned one trick of mental illusions: Fear Spell, he was familiar with some basic mental illusion knowledge.
Moreover, he could also use the Fear Spell to torture people, as long as he controlled the intensity.
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After a while, Cherie, who had obtained accurate information, killed the frogskin monster.
“Choose the Summer Palace. The Crystal Palace is almost three thousand miles away from the Land of Demise, while the Summer Palace is the closest, only one thousand miles away,” Cherie told everyone.
“It seems that this variable is quite significant,” Angel sighed in relief. Fortunately, they encountered a frogskin monster here, and Cherie had only frozen it earlier; it wasn’t completely dead. Otherwise, if they had chosen the Crystal Palace, they might not have made it in time.
Angel calculated that if they traveled one thousand miles by Gondola, they should be able to arrive before the countdown ended. However, this also considered the possibility of encountering powerful magical beasts and competitors along the way. It was uncertain if magical beasts would appear, but the chances of competitors showing up would be high in the final stretch. After all, many people who hadn’t obtained the Sword of Mer would undoubtedly make a last-ditch effort at the entrance.
Angel shared his thoughts with everyone, asking them to be vigilant.
Although their strength was among the top in the entire Purification Sea apprenticeship group, there was no way of knowing if other apprentices had any hidden skills or items. So, they couldn’t afford to be careless.
At this point, Gank finally opened the door to the secret chamber.
Everyone stepped onto the teleportation array, and Angel chose the Summer Palace!
As their vision blurred, they found themselves in another secret chamber identical to the previous one.
However, this chamber was still completely sealed.
After creating an opening from the inside, they emerged outside the pure white palace. Looking up, they saw the words “Summer Palace” written in the Ger race language above the palace.
At this point, Angel also noticed that the direction indicated by the Sword of Mer had changed from southeast to due south.
“We shouldn’t be far now. Let’s go.”
Angel signaled everyone to float upwards and board the Gondola, heading towards the Land of Demise.
With the speed of the Gondola, it would only take a little over an hour to cover the thousand miles. Only about thirty minutes had passed since the countdown began, so flying on the Gondola would definitely get them there before the countdown ended!
Chapter 515 Countdown Resurgence <TOC> Chapter 517 The Terrifying Hilary